Association Between Preoperative Hemoglobin A1cLevels, Postoperative Hyperglycemia, and Readmissions Following Gastrointestinal Surgery | Zendy

Caroline E. Jones | Zendy; Laura A. Graham | Zendy; Melanie S. Morris | Zendy; Joshua Richman | Zendy; Robert H. Hollis | Zendy; Tyler S. Wahl | Zendy; Laurel A. Copeland | Zendy; Edith Burns | Zendy; Kamal M.F. Itani | Zendy; Mary T. Hawn | Zendy

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Association Between Preoperative Hemoglobin A_1cLevels, Postoperative Hyperglycemia, and Readmissions Following Gastrointestinal Surgery

Author(s) -

Caroline E. Jones,

Laura A. Graham,

Melanie S. Morris,

Joshua Richman,

Robert H. Hollis,

Tyler S. Wahl,

Laurel A. Copeland,

Edith Burns,

Kamal M.F. Itani,

Mary T. Hawn

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2350

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , cohort , preoperative care , veterans affairs , complication , diabetes mellitus , surgery , odds ratio , adverse effect , endocrinology

Preoperative hyperglycemia is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes among patients who undergo surgery. Whether preoperative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) or postoperative glucose levels are more useful in predicting adverse events following surgery is uncertain in the current literature.

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